{"id":2601,"date":"2010-09-15T23:49:37","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T04:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/65.175.102.14\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2013-07-01T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T14:40:11","slug":"makin-fine-feathered-friends-at-the-rest-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=2601","title":{"rendered":"Makin’ fine feathered friends at the rest area"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/center>On my way to Fargo for a couple of days working at Microsoft’s beautiful high-tech headquarters, I made a quick stop at one of our state’s handy rest areas. On my way back out to the truck I noticed this little Yellow Warbler fluttering by the window next to the door. He quickly dropped down to and perched on the sill.<\/p>\n

He looked a little scared and disoriented so I, as a bird whisperer, decided to befriend him. I grabbed a little stick and put it by his feet so he had a better place to perch. After all, a little bird’s feet are not meant to sit on a flat metal surface; they need something around which to curl. He seemed pretty content with that, although a little out of sorts.<\/p>\n

I talked to him a little bit and showed him to the other guys on the crew. He hung out with us for a minute or so, even hopping on a friend’s shoulder for a second, before regaining his composure and flying away. I figure he must have bonked into the window and rung his bell a little bit. In any case, it was nice to hang out with him briefly until he was ready to get back to being a bird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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